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Vocab. Lev.D
Unit 12
Word | Definition |
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appreciable | sufficient to be noticed or measured |
autocratic | absolute in power or authority |
blanch | to remove the color from, to make or turn pale |
blasphemy | an act, utterance, or contempt for something sacred |
brawny | strong, muscular |
concerted | planned or performed in cooperation with others |
contend | to fight, struggle or compete, to argue |
humane | kind, merciful |
illustrious | very famous, distinguished |
intolerable | unbearable |
irreverent | disrespectful |
laborious | not easy, requiring hard work |
lithe | bending easily, limber |
maltreat | to abuse, use roughly or crudely |
ponder | to consider carefully, to reflect on |
subversive | intended to undermine or overthrow, or one who advocates or attempts to undermine a political system |
synthetic | made or put together by people, something artificial |
temperate | mild, moderate |
venomous | poisonous, spiteful, mean |
wily | sly, shrewd, cunning |